IEEE Translation Journal on Magnetics in Japan · 1987 · 3.6K citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceInterface ScienceSurface ScienceThin FilmsMagnetic OxidesMagnetic Thin FilmsSurface PhysicsThin Film OxidationThin-film DepositionThin-film MaterialsAmorphous Magnetic FilmsAmorphous Thin FilmsFilm-substrate InteractionImpuritiesOxidation EffectsPolycarbonateThin Film Surface CharacterizationThin Oxide Films
The depth-profiles of amorphous TbFeCo films sputtered onto polycarbonate substrate were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Oxidized metals, oxides and hydroxides for example, and adsorbed impurities were found to exist mainly in the vicinity of the film surface and film/ substrate interface.